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Rare Book Hub: 25 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 15 November, 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $8,057,873 as 8,104 lots were offered and 6,195 sold for a 76% success rate.  The market is moving ahead inspite of the impeachment hearings but it feels sluggish.  At such times the experienced know to stay the course and often win big.

  

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on November 12th: $3,384,335



2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 5th: 262.88% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 4th: 152.34% 


11 auctions saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/13 on November 10th: 100.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 5th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 99.16% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 99.14% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12 on November 12th: 98.05% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 95.81% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Books, Prints on November 9th: 92.98% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 4th: 92.86% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints on November 8th: 87.38% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 83.22% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 9th: 82.50% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTION DESCRIPTION DE L'ÉGYPTE Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orders de Sa Majesté l'Emp on November 12th Actual price: USD $604,814.
  2. Sothebys Hortus nitidissimis omnen per annum superbiens floribus, sive amoenissimorum florum imagines"¦ In publicum edidit Iohannes Michael Seligmann. on November 12th Actual price: USD $136,436.
  3. Sothebys TIBET - A glimpse of Tibet. 96 photographs taken for the 1937 Italian Expedition by Fosco Maraini with an introductory note by Giuseppe Tucci of the Royal Academy of Italy, leader of the expedition. on November 12th Actual price: USD $120,385.
  4. Sothebys Atlas ou Colom Ardante demonstrant toutes les costes de la Grand Mer, de tout l'Univers jusqu'a present Congnus Fort utile a tous Pilotes, Marchands, & Amateurs de la Navigation Nouvellement Mis en Lumiere. on November 12th Actual price: USD $120,385.
  5. Sothebys Plantarum rariorum horti Caesarei Schönbrunnensis descriptiones et icones. on November 12th Actual price: USD $120,385.
  6. Sothebys Les voyages de la Novvelle France occidentale, dite Canada. on November 12th Actual price: USD $112,359.
  7. Sothebys A collection of watercolours and drawings to illustrate Expédition scientifique de Morée. Section des sciences physiques, 1832-1836 on November 12th Actual price: USD $96,308.
  8. Sothebys [Views in the Ionian Islands]. on November 12th Actual price: USD $88,282.
  9. Sothebys Klaer-lichtende noort-star ofte Zee-atlas; waer in vertoont wordt, De gelegentheydt van alle de zee-kusten des geheelen aerdtbodems. on November 12th Actual price: USD $88,282.
  10. Sothebys Histoire générale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe"¦ en deux parties"¦ troisieme edition, revue, corrigée, & considérablement augmentée"¦ A laquelle en a joint une troisieme partie qui traite des plus belles fleurs. on November 12th Actual price: USD $88,282.
  11. Sothebys UNITED ARAB EMIRATES A collection of over two hundred historic photographs, on November 12th Actual price: USD $72,231.
  12. Sothebys Voyage à Athènes et à Constantinople, ou collection de portraits, de vues et de costumes grecs et ottomans, peints sur les lieux, d'après nature. on November 12th Actual price: USD $60,995.
  13. Rago Arts and Auctions Gretchen, 1984 on November 8th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  14. Sothebys ARABIA Map of the Red Sea and Nejd. on November 12th Actual price: USD $56,180.
  15. Sothebys Traité de Fauconnerie. on November 12th Actual price: USD $48,154.
  16. Rago Arts and Auctions Edmund, 1985 on November 8th Actual price: USD $47,500.
  17. Sothebys PROPERTY FROM THE GARRETT COLLECTION CHINESE PAINTINGS - YOUQUA An album of fifty paintings, on November 12th Actual price: USD $44,944.
  18. Sothebys PERSIAN GULF - ROYAL AIR FORCE A collection of fourteen photographs, on November 12th Actual price: USD $44,944.
  19. Sothebys The Birds of Great-Britain with their eggs. on November 12th Actual price: USD $41,733.
  20. Sothebys Wondertooneel der Nature. on November 12th Actual price: USD $38,523.
  21. Kestenbaum and Company An extraordinary collection of c. 600 works of art and related items by Hermann Struck. on November 7th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  22. Rago Arts and Auctions Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior, 1992 on November 8th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  23. Rago Arts and Auctions Second Roebling #2, 1974 on November 8th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  24. Sothebys CANADA Album of topographical drawings and watercolours of Toronto, Guelph and Lake Simcoe, with maps, sketches, and ephemera, September 1854 to July 1856. on November 12th Actual price: USD $35,313.
  25. Sothebys Complete set of first editions of the voyages, comprising: First Voyage - John Hawkesworth. An Account of the Voyages by the order of his present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Ca on November 12th Actual price: USD $35,313.

 


25 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Rare and Important Travel Posters on November 14th: 74.24%
Sothebys. Photographs - Online bidstart 11/6 on November 14th: 60.00%
Christies. Modern Editions - Online bidstart 11/6 on November 13th: 76.09%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on November 12th: 76.18%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 12th: 78.75%
Kestenbaum and Company. Judaica on November 7th: 54.29%
Rago Arts and Auctions. American and European Fine Art - Prints on November 9th: 77.78%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Books, Prints on November 9th: 92.98%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on November 9th: 64.29%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - Online bidstart 10/25 on November 2nd: 77.59%
Aste Bolaffi. 20th Century Art - Prints on November 6th: 58.56%
Zisska and Lacher. Books on November 9th: 62.34%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 99.16%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12 on November 12th: 98.05%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Online Auction: Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Objects on November 5th: 72.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 83.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 5th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 4th: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 3rd: 78.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/13 on November 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 95.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 99.14%
RR Auction. Sports - Internet Bidstart 10/18 on November 6th: 59.12%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints on November 8th: 87.38%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 9th: 82.50%

 


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 18th
Sothebys. Paris. Library of Jean-Francois Chopin. 284 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Artists and Bindings: Books and Manuscripts. 47 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints. 33 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/8. 57 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 67 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil 26 • History; Pages of History.
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil - 22 • BRITANNICA-AMERICANA.

Tue. Nov. 19th
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Modern Art - Prints. 32 lots
Artcurial. Paris. French Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 266 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Important American and European Fine Art and Antiques. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/12. 194 lots
Sothebys. London. The Cottesloe Military Library. 471 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Online Auction - Books, Prints. 117 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc.. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/8. 17 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12. 695 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Auction.

Wed. Nov. 20th
Christies. Paris. Comic Strips. 319 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 304 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising - Signs, Posters and Prints. 456 lots
ALDE. Paris. Hunting Books. 318 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions@Artsy: Urban Jungle. 60 lots
Sothebys. New York. Sacred Splendor: Books and Manuscripts. 218 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Trading cards, Prints, Books. 125 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Books and Prints.

Thu. Nov. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics. 2309 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Books and Manuscripts, with Miniature Books. 338 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 552 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 11/8. 399 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Fall Marine Sale - Prints. 38 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 665 lots
Ader. PARIS. Aristophil Collections - History - Around the French Academy.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Trading cards, Prints, Books. 60 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Manuscripts of Alexandre Kolchak.
Skinner. Marlborough. Country Americana - Signs and Prints. 8 lots

Fri. Nov. 22nd
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Fall Sale. 59 lots

Sat. Nov. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 885 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Louisiana Purchase Auction. 117 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips. 322 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Anniversary Sale - Part 1 : Modern Art · Photography · Applied Arts. 300 lots
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Rare Books. 723 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Addison and Sarova. Macon. Rare Books. 266 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Anniversary Sale - Part 2 : Private Press Books from The Bear Press, Burgart Presse, Kaldewey Press,. 223 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Anniversary Sale - Part 3 : Books from the 16th to 20th Century. 371 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Holiday Sale - Books, Prints. 46 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Books, Fine Art Prints.

Sun. Nov. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/27. 120 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD